County Guide

Ellis County

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Make time for quiet places.

Not every destination needs noise to be meaningful.

Waxahachie

The name, Waxahachie, is derived from the Indian word meaning "cow (or buffalo) creek." Now the seat of Ellis County, Waxahachie was once squarely on the Chisholm Trail. Waxahachie is…

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Cities

Cities in Ellis County

Stop when something catches your eye.

Those moments tend to matter more than the planned ones.

Midlothian

Settlers started arriving in Midlothian in the 1840s. The William Alden Hawkins and Larkin Newton…

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Let it unfold.

Not everything needs to be scheduled to be meaningful.

Maypearl

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Go a little further.

The next turn is often where things start to get interesting.

Ennis

Discover Ennis, where we are serving smiles year round. More than 1,000,000 visitors find their…

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Events

Upcoming Events

Apr
3
Antique Alley Texas and MILES of SHOPPING
Maypearl
Jun
14–15
Crape Myrtle Festival
Waxahachie
Oct
24–25
Autumn Daze in Ennis
Ennis